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You know, eh and other ‘exasperating expressions

An analysis of social and stylistic variation in the use of pragmatic devices in a sample of New Zealand English

Bibliographic Data

ID7900520
AuthorsMaria Stubbe (0000-0002-6661-908X), J Holmes (0000-0002-1791-033X, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume15
Issue1
Pages63-88
Publication date1995-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage & Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0271-5309 • E-ISSN: 1873-3395
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0271-5309(94)00016-6
OpenAlexW1969907306
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited21

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Unique citing works63
Citations per year2,25
Citation span1998 - 2025 (28)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 59

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